Flushing device



Jan. 27. I 925.

L. PEARCH FLUSHING DEVICE Filed Feb. 23, 1922 20 n L 11 19 20 j 12 7 5,-7 6 Lillian Pearck ag herww Patented Jan. 27, 1925.

UNITED STATES LILLIAN PEARCH, F BROOKLYN, NEW YORK.

FLUSHING DEVICE.

Application filed February 23, 1922. Serial No. 538,527.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, LILLIAN PnAnoH, a

citizen of the United States, and residing at Flatbush, Brooklyn, in thecounty of Kings and State of New York, have invented certain new anduseful Improvemerits in Flushing Devices, of which the following is aspecification, such as will enable those skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to flushing devices and particularly to devicesof this class de signed for use in cleaning out drain pipes and traps ofsinks, basins, tubs and the like, and the object of the invention is toprovide a device of the class and for the purpose specified withimproved means for mounting the same in connection with strainer platesand other elements commonly employed in drain pipes of various kinds andclasses, whereby my improved device by making slight adjustment thereinis adapted for use in any kind or type of drain pipe; a further objectbeing to provide a single unit or element mounted in connection with thecasing of the device and in connection with which the anchoring elementsare all mounted whereby a device of this class of the simplest possiblecon struction is obtained; and with these and other objects in viewtheinvention consists in a device of the class and for the purposespecified, constructed as hereinafter de scribed and claimed.

The invention described and claimed herein is an improvement on thatshown and described in- U. S. Patent No. 1,17 3,854; granted Feb. 29,1916, and is fully disclosed in the following specification, of whichthe accompanying drawing forms a part, in which the separate parts of myimprovernent are designated by suitable reference characters in each ofthe views, and in "which E- Fig. 1 is a sectional view through a part ofa sink or basin showing a drain pipe and strainer plate mounted inconnection therewith and showing a sectional view through my improvedflush device which is mounted in position for use;

Fig. 2 a detail view of a Cpart of my improved construction detache and,

Fig. 3 a perspective detail view of a modified form of constructionwhich I employ.

In Fig. 1 of the drawing I have shown at 5 a part of a sink or basin inthe bottom of which is mounted a perforated strainer I plate 6 having aplurality of perforations 7 which communicate with a drain pipe 8mounted in connection with the bottom of the sink or basin 5 in theusual or any desired manner, and in Fig. 1 of the drawing,

I have shown at 9 my improved flushing device comprising, in the form ofconstruction shown, a cap-shaped casing 10 having an enlarged baseflange 11 provided in its lower face with a groove 1.2 to receive asuitable packing ring 13, and at one side of the casing 10 and 111 thetop thereof is an upwardly directed spout 1% with which a flexible tubeor pipe of any kind or class partially indicated in dotted lines at 15in Fig. 1 of the drawing and the other end of this pipe is adapted to beconnected with a water discharge device,'as for example, a faucet.

Centrally of the casing 10, or the top thereof, is an aperture 16,through which a threaded rod 17 forming part of an anchoring device isadapted to pass, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of the drawing, and thelower end of said rod is hook-shaped in form as shown at 18, andadjustably mounted upon said rod is a part 19 provided with laterallydirected threaded extensions 20 upon which are adjustably mounted arms21 having hook-shaped ends 22 which are adapted to be passed through theapertures 7 in the strainer plate 6, as clearly shown in Fig. 1 of thedrawing.

Mounted upon the rod 17 is a lock nut 28, washer 24:, and packing gasket25, said gasket being adapted to seat upon the top of the casing 10 toform a seal around the aperture 16 through which the rod 17 passes. Insecuring the flushing device in position the arms 21, or the hook-shapedends 22 thereof, are passed through two of the apertures 7 in thestrainer plate, after said arms have been adjusted on the extensions 20to bring the same in position to register with two of the apertures 7,and the hook end 18 of the rod 17 is moved into an inoperative positionas shown in Fig. 1, after which the casing 10 is placed in properposition and the thumb nut 23 moved downwardly to securely retain thecasing in connection with the strainer plate 6 to prevent the leakage ofwater into the sink or basin 5 around the base of the casing 10, andwhen the device is properly secured in position water is admitted intothe spout 14 and casing 10 through the tube or pipe 15 in the usualmanner.

In Fig. 3 of the drawing, I have shown a slight modification of theconstruction shown in Fig. 1 in which the arms 21 are slidably mountedupon the extensions 20, said extensions being not threaded in theconstruction shown in Fig. 3 to facilitate this operation andadjustment, and the ends of said extensions are flared or enlarged asshown at 26 to prevent the displacement ofthe arms v21 from saidextensions, with these exceptions the construction, operation and use ofthe modification shown in Fig. 3 will be the same as that shown in Fig.1.

It will also be understood'that when the strainer 6 is not employed andother means, suchifor example as cross pins and the like are employed inthe drain pipe, the hook end 18 ofthe rod 17 is moved downwardly andextendedbelow the arms 21 and moved into engagement with a cross bar andthe like for thepurpose of anchoring the casing 10, and asthis practiceis common and well known in the art, no specific illustration thereofhas been made. The novel feature of the present invention resides in theunitar 7 device 9 which is adjustably mounted in the casing and capableof universal use: in connection with drain pipes of sinks, basins, tu'bsand the like of various kinds and classes, and whileI have shown certaindetails of construction for carrying my invention into effect, it willbe understood that I am not necessarily limited to these details, andchanges therein and modifications thereof may be made, within the scopeof the appended claims, without departing from the spirit of myinvention or sacrificing its advantages.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Le tters Patent, is

1. A flushing device of the class described comprising asuitable casing,means for admitting water thereto, and an anchoring device movablymounted in connection with said casing and provided with adjustableelements capable of lateral and vertical adjustment in said casing, oneof said elements being provided with an integral hook end andthe otherof said elements being vertically and laterally adjustable on said firstnamed element.

2. A device of the class described comprising a suitable casing, meansfor admitting water thereto, an anchoring device comprising a partmovably mounted in said casing, a member adjustably mounted on said partand provided with laterally adjustable anchor elements, said first namedpart ing provided with an integral hook end whereby itmayserve as ananchor element for said casing.

A device of the class described comprising a suitable casing, means foradmitting water thereto, an anchorin device comprising a part-movablymounte in said casing, a member adjustably mounted on said part andprovided with laterally adjustable anchor elements, said first namedpart being provided with an integral hook end whereby it may serve as ananchor element for said casing, and means adjustable on said first namedpart for securely holding said casing in operativeposition.

4. An anchoring unit for flushing devices of the class described, saidunit com rising a threaded rod, a member in threadbd engagement withsaid rod and capable of vertical adjustment thereon, said member beingprovided with laterally directed extensions, and arms provided withhookshaped ends adjustably mounted on Said extensions.

5. An anchoring unit for flushing devices of the class described, saidunit comprising a threaded rod, a member in threaded engagement withsaid rod and capable of vertical adjustment thereon, said member beingprovided with laterally directed extensions, arms provided withhook-shaped ends adjust-ably mounted on said extensions, and saidthreaded rod being hook-shaped in form at one end.

In testimony that claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname this 20th day of February 1922.

LILLIAN PEARCH.

